Expansible parting strip



P. J. BUEHLER EXPANSIBLB PARTI'NG STRIP July 21, 1931.

Filed Ray 14. 1930 INVENTOR ,9 B J Buehler WITNESSES ATTORN EY5 iesireii' degreevof 'tensionto sert'e as a sealing strip;

, 7.-Aiweathering struetureeomprising a1 base-part constructedof a single piece of sheet lmetalfsubstantially U-jshape in crossfsection' to pres t Sp c long e x bl P r i n fl awedge constructed of a single piece of sheet Qmet aI; & vWeather part constructed of a "single' 'o l piece ofsheet: meta'lflsubstantially 'U-shape v I 310 in cross section to present. spaced elongated flexibleeontact portions; thfe'baseparhwedge I and weat'her part" being assembled 'so' that the ejfiexible portions ofthe'bas'e part will be in' contact with the flexible portions of the .15

"weather part and the wedgewill be in con [tact with thelfiex ibleportion's of the vbase "part and the Weather part will be in contact 1 a i with the wedgepandimeans toseciire' said jpa'rt s in pla'ceand also to exertpressureyon maintain saidflexible portions the wedge'fto unqler tension.i= 1 I r r Q8; {Weatheringfstrlicture' "comprising" e p three principal; parts of approximately equal ;v j

' flength, eachpartbeing made of metalytwo {of said part's having flexibleportions in contact with each other andthethird part being in the. form of aw'edg'e and disposed between theothertwo parts to coact therewithand -1adaipted to maintainlsaid flexible portions ,under tension, the flexibleifportions of one to exert pressure onthe strip membersoffthe 1 l Weather part to maintain them undertene in assembled relationship-.

partfconsti-tuting means toeffeet'sealing con-' tact With jstruetura11 1in'its,l and: means com- Y moi'ito'all of the parts ffor securing them ypla'cea'nd 'toexert pressure on Qnepart te- 7 cause it'to-exert pressure on the vy/edge to ma ntain said fiex bleport ons under tenslon."

I, j A weathering structurejcomprising a weather part havingintegrallfflexibie strip oaimembergar i d expansiblejmeans adapted to v maintain saiclfstrip members under tension. .1 j

10.1 A' weathering, structure comprising al weatherkpartQjhaVingTiIitegral flexible strip I niembers-abase partihavingintegral flexible pressurestrip members arranged betjween said first mentioned strip members, a part adapted to be arrangedbetween said second strip members to exert pressure" thereon to Q y'veather part withjits] strip members in contaot'with the former,' lapart approximately [equal in length tojthe strip members "of the base :partadapted to be arranged between 1 7 cause them to exert pressure on said first strip members to mamtamthe latter under tenslon, and means to retalnjsaidparts. n

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I v -Q11.A'weathering structure comprising a I Weather partconstrueted 'of sheet metal and H ofJU-sh'ape 'in erossseetionto provide flex ible strip 'rmembers a base part constructed of'isheet metal'and ofU-shape in cross jsection Q I R I -to provide ffl'exible pressure strip members, said base, part being Leap-able of being are ranged betweenthe strip members of "the them to exert pressure thereon to cause them sion, andsecuring meansto retain "said partsfl PHILIBJ. BUEHLER; in r 

